Apple Releases Aperture 3.3 with Unified Photo Library, More

By Bryan Chaffin

Jun 11th, 2012 7:32 PM EDT

Apple released Aperture 3.3 on Monday, an update to the company’s professional photo management software. One of the main changes is a unified photo library for iPhoto and Aperture that allows both apps to view the same libraries. It also includes support for the MacBook Pro with Retina Display that was also announced on Monday.

The update includes a number of other changes, as well, including an update to some of the terms (out is “Master,” in is “Original”), and more.

Aperture 3

Apple’s patch notes:

What’s New in Aperture 3.3

New unified photo library for both iPhoto (v 9.3 or later) and Aperture; no import/export required; Faces, Places, slideshows, albums and web sharing work across both applications

Support for AVCHD video has been added

Aperture now lets you use camera-generated previews for faster browsing of RAW files immediately after import

Highlights & Shadows tool has been updated to deliver higher-quality results and work with extended range data